单词 | contrary to fact |
例句 | Not all //statements fall into this category, only those that are undeniably contrary to fact. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Trump continues on a near daily basis to insist, contrary to fact, that the election was corrupt and stolen from him. Biden Courts Congressional Leaders on Infrastructure, but Divisions Remain 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z “They are contrary to fact,” the Utah Republican said. Mike Lee objects to incorrect statements regarding Trump call in impeachment manager’s comments 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Prosecutors in Tokyo issued a long statement on Wednesday saying that Ghosn’s claim of a conspiracy between them and Nissan is “categorically false and completely contrary to fact.” Carlos Ghosn, Mum on Tokyo Escape, Unleashes a Rambling Defense 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z However, the website refers to climate change as a “historical phenomenon”, and states – contrary to fact – that its causes are a matter of continued debate. ExxonMobil gave millions to climate-denying lawmakers despite pledge 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But surely that opinion is contrary to fact. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z Now this passage is entirely contrary to fact, which will be perceived directly on perusing the account given by Mr. Edkins himself. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z That the ordinary and immediate jurisdiction of the Bishops still survives, is indeed affirmed in the decree, but the affirmation is contrary to fact. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z This being a fancy contrary to fact, I will put it this way—that in every city there is always some one period of human history more readily recoverable than any other. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The assertion that I had the wish or was beset by any "temptation to attack" Canon Liddon is simply contrary to fact. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z That any partial fusion of originally distinct chitinous plates takes place in the cephalic shield of Trilobites, comparable to the partial fusion of bony pieces by suture in Vertebrata, is a suggestion contrary to fact. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Wiley and Albee protested, more as if she were breaking the rules of a game than as if she were saying anything contrary to fact. Manslaughter It is an assumption very contrary to fact. The Women of Tomorrow They say it would be impossible to identify the criminals—a thing notoriously contrary to fact. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) You search your memory for instances belonging under the doubted general statement, in the hope of finding one where the general statement leads to a result that is contrary to fact. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The statement that the Jews employ unfermented wine at the Passover, is contrary to fact. Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book The subjunctive mode of the verb to be is used to express a condition contrary to fact, or a wish. The Century Handbook of Writing Wonderful to say, the decisions of the umpires are accepted with tolerable readiness, except when they are flagrantly contrary to fact, as they sometimes are. India and the Indians Mosheim, in his Ecclesiastical History, speaks vaguely of them; and Dr. Maclaine, his English translator, has attributed to them practices and opinions which are quite contrary to fact. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II "Do you wish to challenge any of these charges as contrary to fact?" The Pirates of Ersatz It would be contrary to fact to pretend that the bulk of them supported their teaching by personal example. The Philippine Islands But when the sense of the statement shows uncertainty in the speaker's mind, or shows that the condition stated is regarded as contrary to fact or as untrue, the subjunctive is used. Practical Grammar and Composition This dogma is opposed to the moral consciousness of many as to the events of their own lives; and the Author, for one, believes that it is absolutely contrary to fact. On the Genesis of Species This means the right to form false judgments, to draw conclusions contrary to fact. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals I do not think," said Hircan, "that anything can be more grievous to either man or woman than to be suspected of that which is contrary to fact. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) To imagine ourselves to be included in the body politic, except by express legislation, is at war with common sense, and contrary to fact. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States The use of the subjunctive depends on Page 63 whether the condition is regarded as a fact or as contrary to fact, certain or uncertain. Practical Grammar and Composition The assertion that I had the wish, or was beset, by any "temptation to attack" Canon Liddon is simply contrary to fact. Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays They made allegations concerning history and the religious experience which the most rudimentary knowledge of history or reflection upon consciousness proved to be quite contrary to fact. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant This is contrary to fact, as will be seen in the first chapter of this volume, where both the invitation to accept the command, and my conditional acceptance thereof are given. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 In spoken English, the subjunctive were is much used in a wish or a condition contrary to fact, but hardly any other subjunctive forms are. An English Grammar This I could not assent to, being contrary to fact. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium Yet I have not introduced the words just quoted into our text, because they are, as we shall see presently, notoriously contrary to fact. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 I then adduced passages to show that his statement was emphatically and utterly contrary to fact. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed Nothing is more contrary to fact than to suppose that any considerable movement of opinion in Europe can be limited to the frontiers of one nation. Peace Theories and the Balkan War The three uses of the subjunctive now most frequent are, to express a wish, a concession, and condition contrary to fact. An English Grammar It usually denotes some doubtful contingency, or some supposition contrary to fact. The Grammar of English Grammars Even then he blundered, for some of the things stated by him were not only contrary to fact, but could not have been ascertained from Baudin, from Flinders, or from the sailors. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia This sentiment had been loudly applauded, but he himself had sense enough to see that it was contrary to fact, and that men were not born equal. A March on London Such positive assertions, apparently contrary to fact, are unworthy the character of an historian, and may, very justly, render his decision, with respect to evidences of a higher nature, very dubious. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons Nothing is so contrary to fact as the common opinion that the agricultural labourer and his family are stupid and unintelligent. The Life of the Fields The present tense of this mood naturally implies contingency and futurity, while the imperfect here becomes an aorist, and serves to suppose a case as a mere supposition, a case contrary to fact. The Grammar of English Grammars The assertion that I have ever suggested or desired the introduction of vivisection into the teaching of elementary physiology in schools is, I repeat, contrary to fact. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 Your representations are exaggerated; your melancholy views mostly fictitious; your inferences contrary to fact and experience. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion "I think no man has a right to an opinion which is contrary to fact," Percy replied. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, It is, therefore, contrary to fact to represent the Whites exclusively as ruling, and the Blacks indiscriminately as subject. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas In the evidence before the Truck Commission in Edinburgh lately, witnesses were examined who had little knowledge of Shetland business, and many of the statements were not only contrary to fact, but simply absurd. Second Shetland Truck System Report |
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